Stand by your ideas

We have all been in situations when others do not agree with our point of view. At such times, it is natural to get discouraged and lose faith in our ideas.

However, if we truly believe in our ideas, we should stand by them. We should ourselves be the judge of whether our ideas are worthwhile or not.

Opening up as a person

In an individualistic society, too many of us are closed people in terms of keeping our feelings to ourselves. Many of us are not able to open up and share our emotions with others.

We must try and share our emotions with atleast one person. We feel lighter when we share feelings of sadness and our happiness multiplies when shared with others.

Have patience if things don't go as expected

It is natural to get anxious when things are not going as we want them to. But it is important to remember that this anxiety will not make things any better.

We need to have patience and understand that things will happen when they are supposed to. We need to put in our best efforts and trust that our efforts will never go unrewarded.

Taking the first step

Many of our dreams remain unfulfilled because we never took the first step. Overcoming initial hesitation is the most important part of achieving a goal.

Once we take the first step, we start feeling good and build momentum. This momentum is the magic which can make a seemingly difficult task possible.

Don't be a perfectionist

Being a perfectionist may not be a good quality if we start taking things too seriously. We may end up spending unnecessary energy on chasing perfection when it may not be required.

We need to make our peace with little imperfections and don't get stressed if things are not perfect. Once we realize that things can be good without being perfect, we will find ourselves more relaxed.

There are no failures

We may feel that we have failed if we are unable to meet the targets we have set for ourselves. However, in life, there is nothing called failure.

Every experience is a learning experience for us. We are always richer in wisdom just by having tried. And if we are always able achieve our targets, it is an indication that we are not stretching our goals enough.

Make your imagination vivid

Imagination is a wonderful thing. Once we can imagine doing something, it is only a matter of translating it to the real world.

We need to make our imagination vivid. The more detailed our imagination, the easier is becomes for us to make it come true in our lives.

Being in touch with your emotions

Our emotions are not always under our control. If things are going good, we are happy but the time things going wrong, our emotions become negative.

The easiest way to take charge on our lives is to keep our emotions under control. We need to be in touch with our feelings and pull ourselves up if we start feeling low.

Aligning thoughts and action

Many times, even though we feel postive about a certain goal, we do not put in the required effort to achieve it. Other times, we may be working hard but we may not completely believe that we will be successful.

We will be happy and successful if we align our thoughts and action in the same direction. A positive attitude combined with hard work is the key to getting what we want.

Deserving our success

We may feel that we were lucky to be successful when we see others who work as hard as we do not being as successful. It is true that external factors play a role, but we should not feel undeserving of our accomplishments.

Our achievements are a net sum of our efforts, attitude and the right breaks. We do not need to feel proud but neither do we need to downplay our efforts.

Understanding the power of enthusiasm

There have been situations in our lives when we have surprised ourselves by what we have achieved. The common thread in these achievements is usually the fact that we approached our goal enthusiastically.

Enthusiasm rubs on people and energizes them. Hard work and a positive enthusiastic attitude can make any thing possible.

Imbibing Humility

It is a human tendency to feel proud of ones success. While the credit for our success shoud be attributable to our efforts, there are always factors outside our control which may have favored us.

It is not wrong to enjoy our success but we should always be humble. A humble person is a approachable and likeable person. Our humility is a mark of respect to the role the universe plays in our achievements.

Don't be held back by your past

Many of us have let our past hold us back. We may consider ourselves not good enough because of our past experiences.

Remember the past has no bearing on the future if we don't want it to be. The past tells where we have come from and not where we will go.

Don't hesitate to follow your dreams

It becomes difficult to break out of the routine even though we may feel that something is missing. We may have big or small dreams in our heart but it seems scary to follow them. We often resign ourselves to our routine and the dream remains a dream.

It may not always be possible to follow our dream. But we need to ask ourself if the hesitation to follow our dreams is due to real reasons or irrational fears. Do not let our imaginary fears hold us back from pursuing what we want to do.

Feel happy in others success

Jealousy is one of the most negative emotions a human experiences. Next time, you feel the pangs of jealousy, remind yourself that you are not in competition with anybody else. The only person you are competing with is yourself to enable yourself to become a better person.

The laws of the Universe are simple. Feeling jealous of someone's success will not acheive anything for you. If you derive happiness and inspiration from someone else's success, you will be rewarded with success

Never lose hope

Hope is one of the most beautiful words in the English language. It epitomizes the spirit of man and the belief in the Universe.

No matter how bad the circumstances, never let the flame of hope extinguish. This hope inspires man to pull himself through the worst circumstances and lead him to do better things.

Disengaging from stressful situations

It is normal for us to get stressed in life. There are problems at work, money issues, relationship troubles, health problems. At some times, we feel so tense that we are not able to look at things rationally.

At such times, we should disengage from the situation. Take time out for ourself and think about things. Are things as bad as we think they are? What is the worst that can happen? We should accept the fact that the situation is not great but there is nothing which cannot be changed. Take it up as a challenge and do our best to change things. And if our best is not good enough, there is nothing we can do so just accept things with a smile.

Don't think too much about problems

We are always excited when we start on a new endeavor. However, sometimes, our enthusiasm fades, when we think about the problems we might face at a later stage.

If we focus on future problems, it will be impossible to accomplish anything. Divide the task into parts and focus on the first part. Once we start moving forward, we will discover that we will develop the courage needed to overcome problems.

Don't doubt your abilities

When we are working towards something and are not achieving the desired results, we may start doubting our abilities to make it happen.

Remember that all of us have been endowed with limitless ability to make our dreams come true. We need to align our methods to our goals and sooner or later, we will achieve our goals.

The magic of hard work

Some of our most precious moments in life are when we achieve something after working hard for it. In fact, the period of time we are engrossed in working hard with a purpose is a beautiful time.

We seldom realize the power of hard work. Hard work creates magic and can make miracles happen in our lives.

Be aware of negative emotions

We all experience negative emotions like jealousy, inferiority complex, anger etc. Though highly desirable, It may not always to possible to completely eliminiate all these emotions.

What we must do is to be aware of these emotions when we experience them and be aware of the fact that these are create negativilty around us. This is the first step in getting rid of these feelings.

Make our life a happy movie

There are times in life when we feel no happiness We get run down by the world around us and we start going through the daily grind. Our lives seem to pass us by without us deriving any real pleasure.

Stop for a moment and reflect. What brings you joy? It could be something as simple as having a cup of coffee with a friend on a cold winter night; it could be watching a sitcom; it could be talking to a loved one on the phone. Do it. If you feel there is nothing that you brings you happiness, think again. It might be the smallest thing but it is invaluable if it puts a smile to your lips.Our life is probably the only movie for most of us where we will be playing the lead part. Let it be a fun-filled happy movie.

Feeling the pain of people less fortunate than us

All of us meet people who are much less fortunate than us. They may have a terrible physical disability, may be facing financial hardship or just going through a bad phase in life emotionally. We definitely sympathize with people whose life seems very tough to us.

However, if we start feeling their pain, and hoping from the bottom of our heart, that their situation improves, we will make a difference. The Universe always respond to a selfless and honest wish.

Anxiety about getting settled in life

Many of us feel anxious because we are not yet settled in life. Maybe we feel we do not have the right job yet, not yet settled into a relationship, or waiting to start a family or something else. In fact, the strange thing is that whenever one item on our list gets done, another gets added on your list of things we want to do before we feel we are settled.

The fact is that we will feel settled the day you realize that we can never be truly settled. This is the beauty of life - it is like a flowing river which will never let any one of us settle.

True friends enrich life

One of the best ways to have a fulfilling life is to have friends you can count on. The support and companionship true friends provide are the pillars of a fulfiling life.

The easiest way to make sure we have friends we count on is to become a friend who can be counted on. When we rejoice in the happiness of our friends and share their sorrows, our circle of being increases and we reach a higher level of living.

Knowing the importance of money

People have started giving an extraordinary high importance to money. Noone can deny the importance to money but it is not the most important thing in life. Money should be a means to an end rather than the end itself.

We need to sit down with yourself to identify the things which give you happiness. We will realize that money is not the most important thing in life for most of us.

Create our own personal space to relax

Work life can sometimes get stressful for all of us. We must try and create a personal space for ourselves where we can relax and rejuvenate.

It might be a spot in our room or a place in the public library. This will be our personal utopia where we will love to go and be at peace.

Don't let fear hold you back

Many of us are dissatisfied and unhappy not because of the actions we have taken but because of the one we haven't. Fear has prevented a lot of us from taking charge of our destinies.

Let go of this fear. Only then will we feel truly free. We will amaze ourselves at what we achieve.

Find happiness in small things

All of us want to be happy. Most people feel that they will be happy only when a special event happens like a promotion or pay raise at work or a long desired vacation.

Happiness need not depend on future goals. If we can find happiness in day-to-day things like the smile of a child, a kind word; it is then we will be truly happy.

The real barometers of success

As the world has become more and more complex, the meaning of the word success has started to be defined by things like career, fame or money. We do not realize that these may not be desired by all in equal measure and is an incorrect benchmark to define success.

An unhappy person with lots of money cannot be called successful. Inner satisfaction and mental peace should be the real barometers of success.

Don't take yourself too seriously

Stress and anxiety in our lives is a direct cause of taking ourself and life too seriously. We must not forget that we are just one of 6 billion people in the world and our troubles, even though seeming huge to us, are insignificant.

We should relax and laugh even if things are not going the way we want them to. Life would be boring if there were no ups and downs.